Comeback (eBook)

Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France

Daniel de Vise (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
432 Seiten
Grove Atlantic (Verlag)
978-0-8021-6579-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Fame. Fall. Redemption. The dramatic life story of America's greatest cyclist, three-time winner of the Tour de France

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"e;Greg LeMond was Lance Armstrong before Lance Armstrong . . . the story of a true hero . . . This is a must read if you believe in miracles."e;-John Feinstein, New York Times-bestselling author In July 1986, Greg LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's pre-eminent bicycle race, defeating French cycling legend Bernard Hinault. Nine months later, LeMond lay in a hospital bed, his life in peril after a hunting accident, his career as a bicycle racer seemingly over. And yet, barely two years after this crisis, LeMond mounted a comeback almost without parallel in professional sports. In summer 1989, he again won the Tour arguably the world's most grueling athletic contest by the almost impossibly narrow margin of 8 seconds over another French legend, Laurent Fignon. It remains the closest Tour de France in history. "e;[A] blend of chaos, kindness and cruelty typifies the scenes that journalist de Vise brings to life in this sympathetic-verging-on-reverential retelling of LeMond's trailblazing career (first American to enter the tour, first to win it) . . . As an author in quest of his protagonist's motivation, [de Vise] subjects it to extreme torque."e; The Washington Post "e;A great book . . . Well written and thoroughly researched . . . Engrossing and hard to put down. If you're a Greg LeMond fan, The Comeback is a must read because it's a detailed accounting of his career and-more importantly-his life and person off the bike. It's also an important reminder that American cycling did not begin and end with Lance Armstrong."e; PEZ

Autor

Daniel de Visé is an author and journalist. A graduate of Wesleyan and Northwestern universities, he has worked at the Washington Post and Miami Herald, among other newspapers. He shared a 2001 Pulitzer Prize and has garnered more than two dozen national and regional journalism awards. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show and coauthor of I Forgot To Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia. He lives in Maryland with his wife and children.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.5.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Schlagworte: Bernard Hinault • Cycling • Doping • Giro d'Italia • Greg LeMond • Lance Armstrong • Laurent Fignon • Racing • Tour de France • Vuelta Espana
• ISBN-10: 0-8021-6579-6 / 0802165796
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-6579-4 / 9780802165794